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Guard’s Army band supports Veterans events around state

By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BOSSIER CITY, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 156th Army Band, 139th Regional Support Group, spent the weekend traveling around the state to support community Veterans Day events, Nov. 5-6. On Saturday, the unit spent the afternoon in Natchitoches attending Northwestern State University’s Military Appreciation […]

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La. National Guard top general to retire, new leader appointed

BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the retirement of Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau from the Louisiana National Guard, and the appointment of Brig. Gen. Glenn Curtis as adjutant general. Landreneau will retire as the longest, current serving adjutant general in the nation with nearly fourteen years of service as head

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Washington Artillery remembers their fallen

By Pfc. Joshua L. Barnett 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1-141st Field Artillery Battalion (Washington Artillery) paid tribute to its fallen Soldiers during a wreath-laying ceremony near the unit’s monument at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans, Oct. 15, 2011. “It is a great honor to be here to

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Gov. Bobby Jindal honors Guard’s 1022nd Engineers

111014-F-VU198-322 BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal honors members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 1022nd Engineer Company who are currently deployed to Afghanistan by flying a unit signed Engineer Flag over the Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 14, 2011. The primary missions during this deployment consist of constructing base camps, providing

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La. Soldiers, Marines celebrate new Armed Forces Center

By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Baton Rouge’s new $58.4 million Armed Forces Reserve Center, Oct. 14, which houses units of the Louisiana National Guard, the U.S. Army Reserve and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

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Louisiana’s Cavalry Squadron hosts annual Spur Challenge

By 1st Lt. Angela K. Fry 2-108th Cavalry Squadron Public Affairs Officer RUSTON, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment and Natchitoches Central High School hosted the eighth annual Spur Challenge JROTC Competition at the St. Augustine Church in Melrose, La., Oct. 8. Louisiana’s Cavalry Squadron, headquartered in Shreveport, provided more

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